ARTICLES Mindready Automotive Reference Platform --Fuels In-Vehicle Entertainment IDB-1394 The IDB-1394 specification is a joint initiative of the 1394 Trade Association and the IDB Forum to develop an in-vehicle network designed for high speed multimedia applications that require large amounts of information to be moved quickly within a vehicle. Previously known as IDB-M, IDB-1394 is built on the IEEE 1394 technology, which has already gained wide acceptance in the consumer electronics community. The 1394 Trade Association automotive working group adopted the IDB-1394 specification in July 2002 during its third quarterly meeting in Montreal. The system architecture (Figure 1) allows existing IEEE 1394 consumer electronics devices to integrate with embedded automotive grade devices. The system consists of an automotive grade Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) network including cables and connectors, Network Devices, Consumer Convenience Port interfaces (CCP Interface), and the ability to attach plug and play portable devices. These elements comprise an IDB-1394 network. The CCP Interface is a device providing power to mobile devices and a bilingual physical interface that is capable of interfacing directly with either IEEE 1394a or IEEE 1394b compliant devices. The CCP Interface is a key component of MARP (Figure 2). [Figure 1] IDB-1394 Embedded Network [Figure 2] CCP Interface To ARTICLE Top page <<Former / Next>> To DESIGN WAVE MAGAZINE's Homepage (English) To CQ Publishing's Homepage (Japanese) Copyright(C) 1996-2002 CQ Publishing Co., Ltd.